The Detailing Thread

[Raven]

So here is where we discuss detailing products we use and how effective they are. Photo evidence with before and after shots WILL be required.

 

I'll create a list in this first post to give people a guide on what is best to use for their car.

• Kitten Cream Cut & Polish No. 2
  
• Kitten Liquid Cut & Polish
  

Cheers

Raven

Edited March 14, 2007 by Raven

[Raven]

So I'll also make the second post. ;)

 

I'll post some photo evidence of how well the Kitten Cream Cut & Polish No. 2 works.

 

I swear by this stuff and you'll see why in the following pic.

 

Edited March 10, 2007 by Raven

[SoulSearcher]

I like meguires mag wheel cleaner (the one in the pink bottle), meguires metal polish (and pretty much all of meguires other products!!).

 

Can't get by without a GOOD QUALITY chamois!

 

ummm I'll be cleaning my car again next week, I'll take photos!!!

 

Lesley ;)

[Jono]

i find the kitten cut 'n polish ok but needs to be polished again straight away with normal polish or the shine doesn't seem to last very long.

[pozman]

for really bad oxydation (spelling??), you can't go past the autoglym paint renovator, bring s then shine back really well

Edited March 11, 2007 by pozman

[Trev]

Polyglaze diamond finish polish, That shit is that good that i actually had some color to my paint and it was shiny, I don't have an after shot so i will throw up a before and get throw up an after when i get 1.

 

Edited March 10, 2007 by Trev

[SoulSearcher]

so when you guys are doing the polishing, are you doing it by hand or with a machine???

[Valandor]

i always polish by hand i have never gotten a finsih I'm happy with using a machine

[Trev]

I do it by hand, I threw my buff out the other day (only used once).

[Raven]

Random Orbital buffs leave swirl marks. If you're going to use a machine, get a proper buff with the correct buffing pad. :P

 

Only if you have a spare $250 though ;)

Edited March 11, 2007 by Raven

[Raven]

i find the kitten cut 'n polish ok but needs to be polished again straight away with normal polish or the shine doesn't seem to last very long.

 

I hope when you used it you did it in the shade on cold panels and not luke-warm panels because that affects the finish.

Edited March 11, 2007 by Raven

[Jono]

always.

 

i found the mothers gold carnuba wax polish to be the best.

Edited March 11, 2007 by JC807

[SoulSearcher]

I've never used the machine, never will...the next polish I'm going to try is Meguires Tech wax (on the rolla) but the MR2 is looking quite sad, I was going to do it tomorrow (if I get all my work done today) but I'm not looking foward to my arms falling off from the exertion!

 

I will absolutely post before and after pics because anything will be an improvement to the duco on the 2:)

 

;)

[Raven]

I plan on getting a proper buff (as I used to use one when I was detailing for Metro Holden in the New and Used Car Departments) as they are freakin' awesome and your arms don't drop off after 4 hours of cutting and polishing because it only takes 1 hour to do it all ;)

[philba]

Since I drive a banged up daily, About the only time its gets washed is when it rains. I have washed it once in the last year, and that was at a DIY car wash and I used the built in polish. I was worried that washing all the dirt and crap off it would make it fall apart as I thought that the dirt was holding the car together. I was wrong